HackingEducationEducationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)HighContained

Southern California University of Health Sciences

bd_a44cfd69c101fa78 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 24, 2026

Filed

May 19, 2026

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

2,2062 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Southern California University of Health Sciences →

Southern California University of Health Sciences reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring March 23-24, 2026, discovered April 24, 2026. The incident affected 2,206 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The breach involved the acquisition of personal identifiers and government IDs. The university provided written notification on May 18, 2026, and offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 24, 2026 → Filed with AG May 19, 202625d ✓ ME AG ≤30d25 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 32 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

Mar 23, 2026

Begins

Apr 24, 2026

Discovered

May 19, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_8fb33406b14e90992026-05-19Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_c6e1f66e835a5eaa2026-05-19Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_6274102dfa5ded982026-05-18 · +1dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_b90a4f569589d9e02026-05-18 · +1dVerified

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Nebraska State AGbd_ede90f32113b5ee02026-05-18 · +1dVerified

Name: Southern California University of Health Sciences
norm: southern california university of health sciences
Domain: scuhs.edu
Industry: Education

Name: Southern California University of Health Sciences
norm: southern california university of health sciences
Domain: scuhs.edu
Industry: Education
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 24, 2026
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026
Undetected for: 32 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 18, 2026
Affected individuals: 2,206state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of identity monitoring services through Kroll
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 25d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 24, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 19, 2026
25d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 24, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 19, 2026	25d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGMay 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 18 · first

Nebraska State AGMay 18 · first

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6eea4b75-adc7-4213-a659-4057e79f4c2d.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 19, 2026
Raw hash: 22b794dfeaada1e141fb951cd4fd186c0e7304d0b1a5bfa5a473f8dadd76349b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouthern California University of Health Sciences

Victim entitySouthern California University of Health Sciences

Incidentdiscovered Apr 24, 2026

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov